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Post by Pharozonk on Aug 22, 2014 12:33:36 GMT -5
While we were at a plantation tour, a cat kept rubbing against my leg and following me. I think he might be the advance man of Dan B.'s cat army
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 13:15:11 GMT -5
A/C going out in August in Texas? Not the best.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 13:33:49 GMT -5
While we were at a plantation tour, a cat kept rubbing against my leg and following me. I think he might be the advance man of Dan B.'s cat army He probably wanted to hitch a ride over to Alabama so he could join forces with mine.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 13:35:02 GMT -5
A/C going out in August in Texas? Not the best. Ouch. We've been pretty lucky here, with temps no worse than the low 90s for much of the summer, but as of a couple of days ago we're brushing 100.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 13:40:04 GMT -5
It wasn't too bad earlier, but I made the mistake of running an errand earlier and what little reasonable air remained quickly escaped. The TV screen is melting.
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Post by Daryl on Aug 22, 2014 13:48:09 GMT -5
Yeah, here in Austin, it's not good. I was so glad that we made it through all of July with no 100 degree days. August has made up for it x20.
My car is a piece of shit but the A/C works like a charm. I'll worry about the terrible brakes, tires, etc. later. Just give me that sweet, sweet cold blast of air.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 14:01:09 GMT -5
I haven't regularly run a/c in my car since ... well, probably ever. I figure that if I could survive nearly 3 years in the Phoenix area with a navy blue Corolla that had no a/c, I can survive anything that New Orleans, Little Rock or now Montgomery throw at me.
Just as well, since the '96 Maxima I've been driving since my '97 Accent got crunched in 2/11 has a compressor leak, or something like that, that would be more expensive to fix than the car is worth, according to the friend who sold it to me.
It is the first car I've ever had with a moon roof (or anything similar ... or for that matter power brakes, steering or windows, not to mention remote locking & such -- all utterly unnecessary, of course, but beggars can't be choosers), which comes in awfully handy under the circumstances
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Post by Daryl on Aug 22, 2014 14:07:17 GMT -5
My car can't pass inspection due to an accident my soon to be ex wife got into. It messed up one of the headlights and turn signal light. The car was given to me by my parents and was so old, I decided to only get liability coverage. Honestly, I think it was the other woman's fault and not my wife's but insurance disagreed and I don't have the 3-4 grand to fix it. I guess full coverage is the lesson I learned there!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 14:12:41 GMT -5
The anxiety of trying to pass inspection with, particularly, the '73 Pinto I inherited when my mother died is something I'll be happy never to experience again. Main problem was a cracked windshield that I had no interest in paying to have replaced.
Not sure when they discontinued inspections in Arkansas, but memory tells me it happened before I moved back in 11/01. Alabama doesn't have inspections.
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Post by Jasoomian on Aug 22, 2014 14:22:54 GMT -5
My car inspection expired last month, but right now I'm just dreading my next talk with my mechanic who has to replace a bunch of wiring that's fused together... maybe I should get another car, I dunno. I really don't need a car note though. And now I'm off to hike 3/4 of a mile with a can of WD-40 to see if I can unlock my stupid bike lock and retrieve my bike which I had to abandon last night.
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Post by impulse on Aug 22, 2014 15:28:19 GMT -5
I feel like a whiner now for thinking my 05 Accord is getting ratty. It runs well and the AC is COLD, so I really have nothing to complain about. It's just never smelled right since the old lady t-boned me and it got a leak. It's been fixed (her insurance paid, her fault completely) but it just never has been the same since.
I also recently (read: about a year ago) moved from Florida to northern Georgia and the difference in heat is staggering. So much milder, and even when it does creep into the 90s here you don't get the 8 million percent humidity or whatever. Then again, I recently vacationed in California, and it blows everywhere else I've ever visited right out of the water weather-wise.
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Post by Pharozonk on Aug 22, 2014 15:30:48 GMT -5
Just passed through Alabama. We weren't able to catch a glimpse of the rare, elusive creature known as Dan B.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Aug 22, 2014 15:57:01 GMT -5
Just passed through Alabama. We weren't able to catch a glimpse of the rare, elusive creature known as Dan B. Did you see a big pile of cats? He was probably under that.
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Post by the4thpip on Aug 22, 2014 15:57:25 GMT -5
6 hours of unpaid work at the AIDS outreach center tomorrow, and then I'll leave for my 6 day trip to France (Strasbourg area). Hopefully my tinnitus will quiet down at some point during that vacation.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 16:00:18 GMT -5
Just passed through Alabama. We weren't able to catch a glimpse of the rare, elusive creature known as Dan B. Did you see a big pile of cats? He was probably under that. Actually, he's trapped at his desk, trying to force himself to finish editing something a bit less than scintillating about gliders in Connecticut.
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